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What is the problem with the MIT license and patents? The MIT license grants explicit rights to deal in the software without restriction.
by jsprogrammer 10y ago
What is the problem with the MIT license and patents?
The MIT license grants explicit rights to deal in the software without restriction.
- tracker1 10y agoA copyright license is not necessarily the same as a patent grant... Apache 2 does contain a patent grant, and an even bigger nuclear deterrent similar to Facebook's separate grant with MIT.
- jsprogrammer 10y agoThe MIT license is not a copyright license (though, copyright is claimed). It is a license for unrestricted dealings in the software subject to certain conditions (no warranty or fitness, appropriate notices given, etc.).